Solis was founded by Dr W. Schaufelberger in 1908. He invented the famous Solis heating pad and launched it on the market at the beginning of the 20th century. A ground-breaking range of professional hairdryers followed in 1933, with hairdryer production in Zurich, Switzerland. Solis was one of the first companies in the world to manufacture hairdryers. Solis was taken over by the entrepreneur Willi A. Nauer in 1983. He was succeeded by his son Thomas Nauer as CEO of the Solis Group in 2013. Nowadays, the research, development and production facilities are located in Ticino, Switzerland, and Solis appliances are available in more than 40 countries around the world